Modeling marital Satisfaction Based on Attachment Styles and Religious orientation

Subject Areas : Educational Science

mehdi  shahnazari ¹ (دکترای روانشناسی و عضو هیات علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد شبستر)

Received: 2012-05-27 Accepted : 2012-12-27 Published : 2012-06-21

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A number of factors including attachment styles and religious orientation of husband and wives are important in determining the ultimate result and stability of marriage. To determine the effect of these variables and their interactions, a sample of 500 married people was selected. Revised Adults Attachment Scale(RASS),  the Religious Orientation Scale (ROS)(All port & Ross, 1950), and ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale (Olson, Fournier & Druckman, 1983) were administered. With the exception of avoidant attachment which had negative and direct correlation to marital satisfaction, all other styles had no direct relationship to it. Avoidant attachment, through moderating variable of religious orientation can account for marital satisfaction. Secure attachment style through the moderating variable of internal orientation affects marital satisfaction. An increase in internal religious orientation led to an increase in marital satisfaction. An increase in attachment styles; marital satisfaction; religious orientation; modeling